The Forgotten War Podcast: Burma Campaign WW2

davidbfpo · Jan 30, 2025

Dr Robert Lyman and Jack Bowsher are launching this series soon and Robert explains:

Over the past couple of weeks Jack Bowsher and I have been preparing a 12-episode series of podcasts examining the Burma Campaign, which ran from 23 December 1941 through to late 1945. It was the longest British land (and air) campaign of the Second World War. The podcasts will be airing wherever you get your podcasts weekly from Monday 3 February.

We’d be delighted if you decided to register and join us on this whistlestop journey, for this is the primary thing we discovered when trying to squeeze the campaign into 12-episodes: its not possible to cover the campaign in great detail. Instead, we fly over the entire campaign at about 10,000-feet, providing an overview of the major themes and characters. Its been great fun to record: we hope that you enjoy what we’ve pulled together.

The episodes look something like this:

1. Main themes and key figures

2. The Retreat 1942

3. First Arakan (Se 42-May 43) + rebuilding 14th Army + 1st Chindits (Operation Longcloth)

4. Second Arakan, Feb 44 (The Admin Box)

5. Imphal

6. Kohima

7. The Northern Combat Area Command

8. Special Operations

9. The air war

10. Third Arakan (Oct 44 - May 45)

11. The Reconquest

12. Q+A
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bamboo43 · Jan 30, 2025

Thanks as always for these heads ups David.

davidbfpo · Jun 1, 2025

The series is now up to twelve episodes (free to access) and listed on: The Forgotten War Podcast: Burma Campaign WW2

Dr Robert Lyman explains:

We’re also introducing some experts to the field as well, with James Holland talking about General Alexander, Victoria Schofield on Wavell, Steve Rothwell on the Burma Rifles, Philip Woods on the media war, Hannah Watson on her fantastic book on the campaign for young learners and Philip Davies on Hugh Seagrim GC.
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bamboo43 · Jun 1, 2025

Thanks David. Looking forward to hearing Steve and Philip's episodes especially.

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